Ridgecrest Police officers, with assistance from the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, arrested a 27-year-old Wofford Heights man Wednesday on attempted murder charges.Joshua Connolly is accused of hitting Anthony Segovia with an SUV during the early morning hours of Feb. 24.According to an RPD press release, officers from the Ridgecrest Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of South Broadway Street and East Church Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. regarding a hit-and-run traffic collision. Officers reportedly located Segovia lying on the ground not moving. He was transported to Kern Medical Center and treated for his injuries. Witnesses reportedly told officers Connolly was driving a white SUV and attempted to hit Segovia and several other subjects walking with him.Police say witnesses indicated when Connolly failed to hit Segovia with the vehicle the first time, he turned around and attempted a second time hitting Segovia causing him to go over the hood and fall into the street.No other subjects were hurt. Detectives from the Ridgecrest Police Department with assistance from the Kern County Sheriff’s Department located and arrested Connolly at a residence in Wofford Heights.He is scheduled to be arraigned March 1 in Kern County Superior Court Ridgecrest Branch, and is in custody in the Kern County Jail Central Receiving Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail. Connolly is on felony probation for planting or cultivating marijuana